The Big Wave (1961)
1961 · NR · 1h 13m · Drama
Genres: Drama
Yukio, a farm boy, and Toru, a fisherboy, live in a small Japanese village that is periodically threatened by a volcano on one side and tidal waves on the other. Yukio's younger sister Setsu follows then and dreams of becoming a pearl diver.
Director: Tad Danielewski
Writers: Tad Danielewski, Pearl S. Buck
Music by: Toshirō Mayuzumi
Cinematography: Kazuo Yamasaki
Editor: Akikazu Kono
Cast
Jūzō Itami as ToruMickey Curtis as YukioHeihachirō Ōkawa as Yukio's FatherChieko Murata as Yukio's motherSessue Hayakawa as The Old ManRumiko Sasa as SetsuReiko Higa as HarukoNoriko Sengoku as Toru's motherKōji Shitara as Toru as a boyHiroyuki Ôta as Yukio as a BoyJudy Ongg as Setsu as a girlSachiko Atami as Haruko as a girlMore like this
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